GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
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| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |